Salvia forskaohei

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• To: Richard Dufresne <s*@nr.infi.net>
• Subject: Salvia forskaohei
• From: "* B* <b*@u.washington.edu>
• Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:27:39 -0800 (PST)

On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Richard Dufresne wrote:

> >By the way, do you know of references or culture info for S. forskaohlei?
> 
> This is a native of SE Europe and Turkey.  It is hardy and self-sows a bit,
> even here in North Carolina.  Seed is a little difficult to collect, and
> does not germinate evenly (for me).  It can be divided.  Mostly, I harvest
> volunteers.  In California, it naturalizes in gardens like Western Hills.

It grows here in my garden in Seattle like a weed, seeding merrily all
over the place.  It's immediately recognizable by its very large leaves.
The coldest it's gotten since I've been growing it is 15 degrees and it's
had no trouble with that.

bob

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